take point
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take point
verb takes point · taking point · took point · taken point
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To assume the first and most exposed position in a formation in combat; to serve as the lead soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.
Similar: run point
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To assume a key role in an operation.
But unlike the intervention in Libya, where France and Britain took point and America “led from behind”, an intervention in Syria would have to be a mostly American affair, and as such it would be done with massive force from the outset.
Similar: run point
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verb to be the first, to lead in the combat
| 中文 | 担当前哨 dāndāngqiánshào |
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| Français | passer devant |
| Русский | пойти́ пе́рвым pojtí pérvym, повести́ за собо́й povestí za sobój |
verb to assume a key role in an operation
| Русский | возгла́вить |
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@misc{take_point_2026,
title = {take point},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20point},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
